Processes, episodes and events in health service supply chains

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-201

  Lillrank, Paul ^a   Groop, Johan ^a   Venesmaa, Julia ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health care; Operations management; Process management; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955589598     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598541111127182     Document Type: Review

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